Category: Fashion and lifestyle
African Slum Map Exposes True Scale of Urban Poverty
DAKAR, SENEGAL – Urban scientists on Wednesday launched the first digital map of Africa’s sprawl of slums to expose the true scale of urban poverty and bring services to millions of people. The “Million Neighborhoods” project by a team at the Universi…
Nigeria Releases 25 Children Cleared of Suspected Ties With Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA, – The Nigerian army released 25 children Thursday after clearing them of suspected ties with armed Islamist groups in the country’s restive northeast region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.Nigeria has fought an ins…
Tunisian Women Hope to Secure Gender Parity Gains in Legislative Vote
TUNIS, TUNISIA – It’s hard to miss Samira Chaouachi�she’s a regular face on local TV. She is sought after too, by foreign media this election season, as spokesperson for jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui’s Heart of Tunisia party. Chaouachi als…
Cameroon Opens Dialogue on Separatist Violence in English-Speaking Regions
YAOUNDE – Weeklong talks on the separatist crisis facing Cameroon’s English-speaking regions opened Monday in the capital, Yaounde. President Paul Biya called for the national dialogue to resolve the crisis that has left at least 2,000 people dead in t…
Seychellois lottery offers the chance to win island vacations, Premier League sports matches as prizes
A Seychellois-owned company has gone international with the launching of two new online lottery games — one for sports lovers and another offering an inclusive tailor-made holiday experience to Seychelles. The new games were launched on Wednesday in…
Ethiopian President: ‘There is Nothing that a Woman or a Girl Cannot Do’
This interview originated in VOA’s Horn of Africa service. VOA Africa Division’s Thierry Kaore, Andrea Tadic and Salem Solomon contributed to the story.Editor’s note: Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde gave an interview to Solomon Abate of the Voice …
Some Young Tunisians Aren’t Waiting for Politicians to Deliver
TUNIS, TUNISIA � Computer student Anes Nouri wants to launch a tech startup. Awatef Mosbeh, already has one: a smart children’s magazine available via a mobile phone app and focused on environmental and social issues.Both are holed up in a Tunis classr…
Ethiopian Photographer Spotlights Impact of Water Scarcity on Women
NAIROBI – A collection of striking photographs set in the arid landscapes of northern Ethiopia aims to spotlight the harsh reality of water scarcity and how it impacts the lives of women across Africa, said artist Aida Muluneh.Muluneh’s “Water Life” se…
UK travel firm Thomas Cook in race to avert collapse
Embattled UK travel firm Thomas Cook on Friday sought a further emergency capital injection, seeking to stave off a collapse that could trigger Britain’s largest repatriation since World War II.Thomas Cook said in a statement that it needed Pound 200 m…
French Experts Restore Three Sudanese Relics
KHARTOUM – A team of French diggers has restored three Sudanese artifacts, including a 3,500-year-old wall relief, and it handed them to the African country’s national museum Thursday, a French archaeologist said. The three artifacts were discovered a…